Also, the fact your not hearing it click tells me the position isnt matching the state the locker ecu expects. The locker will only try and lock an unlocked locker and vice versa. One time my locker had overtravelled and it was neither open or closed position and moving the locker switch i...
Hey YoGotti, you might want to use 12 volts, last time i thre 12 bolts at my locker it didnt help. Joking aside, i think you're locker might be over travelled. Have u tried just using a 1.5 volt battery directly to the pins? Just tap it a little one way (lock) and then tap it a little the other...
Another reason for me to hate Toyota USA. We never got that version, but in my opinion, you have the best transmission if you have an a442f and 2nd start. Its a great feature when you have low gears and lower t case gears.
I apologize if this was said before, but have you tried removing the front driveshaft, locking the center diff, and driving around? If that stops the noise it's driveline related. If that doesn't stop the noise, remove the drive flanges. If the noise is still present you've ruled out everything...
I don't know, but 11k for a land cruiser just seems nuts. It's a 20 year old car, nice as it is, maintenance is going to get harder and harder as parts disappear.
If you really love the 80 go for it, but if you just want a nice off-road vehicle, buy a newer 4runner and be done with it. It'll...
I regularly go rock crawling and here is what I've found:
1) don't use the paper gasket! It tears, I lost both mine relatively quickly the first time I used them.
2) I use either Permatex Ultragrey or Toyota Red FIPG. The Toyota Red is great, but is expensive and you have to go to the...
They're a good shop. I've had multiple things done by them, mainly when I'm short on time. I also buy a lot of parts from them. The great thing about Eric is that he stands by his work. Also, If you buy parts from them you don't have to deal with the factory for warranty stuff. Recently I broke...
Why would a gearset fail when you're just driving dirt roads? Seriously, do you think the metallurgy is that bad that a Korean gear will fail just over time? Many of Yukon's gears come out of Korea and they aren't failing at high rates. While I agree in principle that Toyota gears are a good...
There are plenty of us wheeling a lot harder than the overland crowd running Korean gears that work just fine. I'm running a trail gear High pinion front 5.29 and it's holding up just fine. Let's be honest the average 80 owner on this site is OCD and over thinks simple problems. To exclude gears...
I understand the comments about high COG due to weight on the roof, etc., but with all due respect this comes to bad driving. I've flopped my 4runner (and yes, it was bad driving that caused it), so I'm not saying I'm better than anyone, but this was clearly a case of swerving one direction and...
In general, if you're even seriously considering giving up an 80 for a 200, do the 80 a favor and sell it to someone who will use it.
It's only fair to the 80 that it be used like it's supposed to be used. Anyone who thinks a 200 can do what am 80 does for them, isn't using the 80 right.